10 Life Lessons From Sachin Tendulkar

Since the 'god of cricket' will be playing his last match, we extract some life lessons we can learn from the living legend...

__START__Be Calm

Have you ever seen Sachin throwing tantrums on the ground for an umpiring error? Or sledging like Virat Kohli? The master-blaster never loses his cool. To stay calm during turbulent times is something we must learn from this legend.

1. Be Patient

Imagine how he must have gone through the phase where he took a long time to complete his 100th international ton! It takes immense patience to reach towards a goal. Sachin is a perfect epitome of patience.

2. Be Passionate About What You Love

Very few figure out the purpose of their existence quite early in their lives. Sachin figured out that he would be playing cricket for the country while he was in the fourth grade. Thus, began the passionate pursuits of records, which made him an unbeatable phenomenon.

3. Be Humble

The trick is to never let your success get into your head. Sachin handles the fandom frenzy with an air of humbleness. Arrogance was never his trait.

__PAGEBREAK__4. Respect Seniors

Though he is an inspiring senior to every cricketer, Sachin has immense respect for his seniors. The boy wonder has always admired Sunil Gavaskar, Don Bradman and Vivian Richards. He still thanks his coach Ramakant Achrekar in his interviews.

5. Be Patriotic

He kisses the national flag on his helmet, after completing his century. His critics have always blamed him for playing for himself, but Sachin plays for the country.

6. Bounce Back

From painful tennis elbow to excruciating back pain, Sachin has had his fair shares of injuries. But that did not stop him from becoming a legend. Overcoming hurdles by bouncing back is something we need to learn from him.

__PAGEBREAK__7. It's OK To Not Be A Leader

Sachin’s tenure as a captain was bumpy. He realised that his captaincy skills were inadequate to lead a team. Therefore, he focused on being a dedicated team player rather than being a captain. It’s ok to let someone else be the leader. It’s team players and not a captain alone that makes a team.

8. Learn to Adapt

Being the senior most player, Sachin has played under many young captains. He had no grudges or complaints against any of them. He adapted well to different captaincies and got glory to the game.

9. Be Diplomatic

Notice him during his interviews; he thinks before he talks. He has never sparked controversies, neither has he uttered a word against any player in his entire career. He has the knack of tackling tricky media questions with graceful diplomacy.